Hospital fees in HCM City set to rise

The HCM City People's Council on Tuesday approved a plan to increase hospital fees from the beginning of June.

The higher charges will be used for check-up services, beds for in-patients, and technical services as well as surgery costs.

The hospital fees will reach the maximum level regulated by the Ministry of Health by the beginning of June in 2016.

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Gov't okays Delta climate change project

The Government has approved a climate-change adaptation project in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh, with a total cost of US$24.67 million.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development will provide an ODA loan worth US$11 million and US$6 million grant assistance.

The project will be implemented between 2014-20 in seven of the province's districts. It aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of target communities and institution and to better contend with the impact of climate change.